Hello students! My name is Professor Geekbeak, and today, I wish to draw attention to Mega Victreebel. Mega Victreebel won’t be the best of the best as a Grass attacker, but it is quite incredible for the utility of candy farming. Grab your notebooks, class is in session. For those who wish to do their research independently, our raw data can be found here. And for those who wish for a simple visual guide, go ahead and take a look at the below visual guide by CaptGoldfish.

Course Schedule

This raid will take place from September 30th to October 6th. It will be preceded by Mega Malamar, Xurkitree, Pheromosa, and Buzzwole, coincide with Xerneas, and be followed by Mega Blastoise and Yveltal.

Do be aware of the even split of Grass and Poison moves in the charge pool, as it could be very difficult to properly manage which move will hit you hard, if one of your counters is weak to those moves.

Effectiveness	Types
Double Resist (0.4x)	Grass
Resist (0.6x)	Fighting Water Electric Fairy
Neutral	Normal Poison Ground Rock Bug Ghost Steel Dragon Dark
Super Effective (1.6x)	Flying Fire Psychic Ice
Double Super Effective (2.6x)	—

Mega Victreebel’s moveset includes the following charge moves:

• Sludge Bomb
• Solar Beam
• Leaf Blade
• Acid Spray
• Leaf Tornado
• Return
• Acid Spray+

The Dean’s List consists of the top 5 counters to Mega Victreebel. As always, the Valedictorian, Salutatorian, and the Third Ranked will have their best moveset alternatives in a table with their rankings and a table detailing their defensive prowess against the charge moves listed above.

Mega Mewtwo Y A

Best Moveset: Psycho Cut / Future Sight+

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Psycho Cut	Future Sight+	100%
Confusion	Future Sight+	94%
Psycho Cut	Psystrike	85%
Confusion	Psystrike	84%
Confusion	Psychic	77%
Psycho Cut	Psychic	77%

Mega Rayquaza A

Best Moveset: Air Slash / Dragon Ascent

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	100%
Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	91%
Air Slash	Hurricane	75%
Air Slash	Aerial Ace	72%
Air Slash	Breaking Swipe	71%
Dragon Tail	Aerial Ace	63%

Mega Mewtwo X A

Best Moveset: Psycho Cut / Psystrike

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Psycho Cut	Psystrike	100%
Confusion	Psystrike	98%
Confusion	Psychic	91%
Psycho Cut	Psychic	90%
Counter	Psystrike	78%
Confusion	Flamethrower	78%

Defensive Grades for Top 3

Boss Move
Acid Spray+	—	—	—
Solar Beam	—	🛡🛡	—
Sludge Bomb	—	—	—
Leaf Blade	—	🛡🛡	—
Leaf Tornado	—	🛡🛡	—
Acid Spray	—	—	—

Mega Delphox A

Best Moveset: Fire Spin / Mystical Fire+

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Mega Staraptor A

Best Moveset: Gust / BRAVE BIRD PLUS

DPS★★☆☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Also Noteworthy: A: Mega Skarmory

We here at Pokebattler Pokémon Research Institute can’t expect you to have the best counters every time. So, here are some of our other best options, most of which will be easier to find than the members of the Dean’s List.

Shadow Reshiram A

Best Moveset: Fire Fang / Fusion Flare

DPS★★☆☆☆

Tank★★☆☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

White Kyurem A

Best Moveset: Ice Fang / Ice Burn

DPS★★☆☆☆

Tank★★☆☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Mega Charizard Y A

Best Moveset: Fire Spin / Blast Burn

DPS★★☆☆☆

Tank★★☆☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Mega Salamence A

Best Moveset: Fire Fang / Fly

DPS★★☆☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Heatran A

Best Moveset: Fire Spin / Magma Storm

DPS★★☆☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★★★★☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Of course, besides our 10 best counters, there are plenty of Pokémon that also work against Mega Victreebel. Here are a few star choices, worthy of praise.

A	Shadow MewtwoRayquazaShadow MoltresShadow SalamenceMega BlazikenMega LatiosMewtwoBlack KyuremReshiramMega MalamarShadow MetagrossMega MetagrossMega Charizard XSalamenceMega GalladeShadow Ho-OhGalarian ArticunoShadow RegigigasShadow Lugia

Sometimes, the weather can be your most powerful ally. In certain weather conditions, certain Pokémon on our list excel. The most transformative cases are noted below.

Sunny/Clear

Shadow Reshiram (0.8)

Windy

Mega Skarmory (0.8)

Overall, Mega Victreebel is a very easy raid. It does turn out that most good counters to Grass and Poison aren’t weak to either type, meaning a potential solo if you have the right conditions. Of course, if you wish to do more research on your box’s best Pokémon for the job, Pokebattler.com itself can be a great help! Speaking of, we have rolled out a new system that will give a discount to our subscriptions, and I have been graciously granted a code! So, for those lucky readers who make it all the way down here, the code is GEEKBEAK20. This code not only supports the owner of Pokebattler, but also me! And, to be honest, in real life, the presidigious Professor Geekbeak is a broke college student, so I would really appreciate the support. Thank you! Remember, the best counter is the one you have powered up and ready to go. I grant extra credit to those who use their best friend bonus and the weather to their advantage. Class dismissed!